
Receiver, Georgia Tech, 2011–14
Darren Waller
- Number
- No. 88
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Acworth, GA
- Born
- Sep 13, 1992, in Landover, Maryland
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Darren Waller played receiver at Georgia Tech (2011–14). The Baltimore Ravens took Waller in round 6, No. 204 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
114receiving yards, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2014Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 0 | 63 |
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 367 | 21.6 | 3 | 72 |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 26 | 442 | 17.0 | 6 | 55 |
| Career | 51 | 971 | 19.0 | 9 | 72 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 88 | WR | |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 88 | WR | |
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 88 | WR | |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 88 | WR | 6′5″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 1.48 | – | – | 22.2 | – |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 39 | 0.99 | 96th (n=496) | 0.52 | 38.5 | 5% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2014 Georgia Tech 10 games, 26 catches, 442 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 42–38 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 25–31 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 43–48 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 56–28 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 35–10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 56–23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 28–6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 30–24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 35–37 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 25 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 49–34 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 41 |
2013 Georgia Tech 9 games, 17 catches, 367 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–20 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 21 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 10–17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 30–45 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 20–38 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 56–0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 46 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 35–25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 31–55 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 34–41 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 68 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 17–25 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 72 |
2012 Georgia Tech 5 games, 8 catches, 162 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 28–49 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 31–47 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 68–50 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 10–42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 15–21 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 42 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 19–3).
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅛″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 80½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 94 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
Pro Bowl: 2020
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 10 | 85 | 2 |
| 2018 | Oakland Raiders | 4 | 6 | 75 | 0 |
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 90 | 1,145 | 3 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 107 | 1,196 | 9 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 55 | 665 | 2 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 28 | 388 | 3 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 12 | 52 | 552 | 1 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 24 | 283 | 6 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 13 | 148 | 2 |
| NFL career | 94 | 387 | 4,555 | 28 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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